There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Orze's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.2 off his slider.
74 and 45 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .333 expected average against them, against .236 on his fastballs.
178 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Orze averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Orze's stuff spins at 2,001 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 490th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Orze is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Orze is on the ground and 30.4% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .280 average against Orze and left-handers to .318.
168 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Orze projects a .303 average, 71st percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 155th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Orze have gone to centre field.
26 of 56 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.1 mph off the bat against Orze and left-handers 87.9.
23 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Orze gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Orze works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Orze's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.2 off his slider.
74 and 45 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .333 expected average against them, against .236 on his fastballs.
178 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Orze averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Orze's stuff spins at 2,001 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 490th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Orze is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Orze projects a .303 average, 71st percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 155th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Orze gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Orze is on the ground and 30.4% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Orze have gone to centre field.
26 of 56 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.1 mph off the bat against Orze and left-handers 87.9.
23 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .280 average against Orze and left-handers to .318.
168 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Orze works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
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